My classroom

This is the classroom I designed for my high school Family and consumer Sciences class. I have targeted a class of about 16 or 17 students simply because this class is taken by choice so the class sizes tend to be smaller. Fortunately, home economics classrooms have multiple materials and needs so the size of the rooms tend to be much larger. Therefore, I had a little bit more room to work with.

One of the greatest feature in the room is the computer tables and computers in the center of the room. These computers can be used by the students to conduct research, look up recipes, create recipes, and complete projects for the class. There are not enough computers for every student in the class to use at one time, which I did on purpose in order to have the students engaged in different activities. One of the ways I learned the best in the classroom was when I was taught by other students. I plan to implement that same technique in my classroom. While some students will be researching our unit on the computer, the others are doing hands-on activities at our cooking stations or at the media center in the other corner of the room. In order to engage those learners who identify well with games, I have placed game consoles in the classroom which can be used to play games designated for things like cooking techniques and learning and converting measurements.

The classroom also has 2 flat screen televisions, which can each be used by the students to display their projects and have other students interact using games or other teaching tools. There is also a projector screen located there for use by me to present power points or to demonstrate things for the entire class.

I decided to use the red and black theme in the classroom because it is my favorite color combination. I also think that keeping the colors simple and basic allows the students to focus on what they are trying to learn rather than what is all over the walls or hanging from the ceiling. It also keeps clean up easier in the stations, especially in the kitchen.

I believe that, in a class such as this, students are constantly doing hands on activities or preparing to do projects because most of the material cannot be taught from a textbook or from internet sites. Therefore, I tried to create an environment that was easy to move around in and easy for the students to interact with one another and do group work in an organized, spacious classroom.